Dodgeball nats. Christmas is still two weeks away - but today, Ankeny High School students got the gift of a dodgeball! But even better? They got permission to hurl it at their teachers. Eric Hanson and photojournalist Glen Biermann show us why no one got detention for nailing the faculty. LET'S FACE IT. SOME SCHOOL ASSEMBLIES ARE SNOOZE- FESTS. THIS ONE? I'm a little nervous that they might be looking forward to it a little too much. HAD ANKENY HIGH STUDENTS GIDDY AND THE RESPONSIBLE ADULTS? I am not at all prepared for what might happen in there. A LITTLE NERVOUS. BECAUSE THEY KNEW AFTER THE INSTRUCTIONS -- There's no getting back in. Once out, you're out. THEY WERE THE MAIN EVENT - THAT STARTED WITH A CENTER LINE RUSH AND THEN GOT GOOD. THE RAINBOW OF ROUNDBALLS THAT FLEW ACROSS ANKENY'S GYM MIGHT'VE LOOKED LIKE P-E IF IT WASN'T FOR THE FACT THAT IT WAS TEACHERS TARGETING TEACHERS - AND THEIR BOSS. We're just able to show ourselves in a little different light that we do things other than just teach. TODAY, TIES GOT BUMPED. THIS WAS A T- SHIRT AND SWEATS DAY - SHOWING THE KIDS.. We're just big kids at heart as well. BUT PRINCIPALS DON'T BUMPED HISTORY CLASS FOR LAUGHS UNLESS KIDS WILL BENEFIT FROM IT. That's what it's for, right? BUT THIS BEST OF THREE BEANING DIDN'T BENEFIT THESE TEENAGERS. IT'S FOR THE ONES THE MARINES OVER IN THE CORNER WORK FOR. YOU SEE, ADMISSION TO THE GAME WAS ONE UNWRAPPED TOY OR SOME CASH FOR TOYS FOR TOTS. THOSE THAT BROUGHT THE MOST GOT THE GIFT ANY HIGH SCHOOLER WOULD LOVE. We usually always go for Dr. Hawkins. He's out? Yeah, he's been out for a while. WHEN YOU'VE ONLY GOT ONE SHOT AT STUDENTS VERSUS TEACHERS, YOU MAKE IT COUNT. I did! I knocked out Mr. Bock over there. I took him down. Just threw one right to the gut. STUDENTS WILL TRY TO CONVINCE YOU THEY WON TODAY, TAKING OUT THE 'OLD' GUYS TWICE THEIR AGE. Oh it's a blast. BUT THEY HEADED TO LUNCH KNOWING A COUPLE HUNDRED KIDS JUST SCORED CHRISTMAS - AT THE EXPENSE OF A LITTLE TEACHER DIGNITY. You just can't beat that. ERIC HANSON, KCCI 8 NEWS, IOWA'S NEWS LEADER. Ankeny High students donated m2- hundred-69 toys and another 200 dollars to the Marine Corp for its Toys for